Cleaning-machine.



J. N. HOLLIS.

CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1910 978,749. Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

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J. N. HOLLIS.

CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILED MAY 9, 1910.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

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CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1910.

Patented Dec. 13,1910.

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CLEANING-MACHINE.

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such as will enable t ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same machines for cleaning typewriters, adding l The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus and more particularly to the class of machines or other analogous structures.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a machinein which cleaning fluidwill be discharged into a brushing 'ele-' ment thatmay be manually manipulated to clean the various-adjunct artsof a ma-j chine, the cleaning fluid being adapted tocleanse the parts as the brush is acting thereon. I

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character in ing fluid tank which fluid therein is subjected to air pressure so as to dispense the fluid through the brush as the latter is being handled by a person for cleaning mach ne arts. ,A still further object of the invention is the. provision of a'machine in which a clean-' 1 the cleansing fluid and brush.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a machine of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efiicient in operation and inexpensive in manufacture.-

With these and-other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings disclosing the preferred form of embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto ap ended.

n the drawings :Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectlonal view through a ma Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910;

Application filed May9, 1-910. Serial No; 560,131.

invention, the adjunct parts thereof. being shown partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a simi lar .YIQW, showing the outer casing removed with' the leg portions of the machine in o; 1 s1t1onfor supporting thesame. Figuis top plan view thereof. Fig. 4' is an end eIe-' vation of the machine the same beinglin case. Flg. 5 is'a vertical transverse sectionali v1ew on the line 55of Fig;v 1. Figifiis a. sectional view through the brush and its conjnections with themotor and tank. Fig-.17 is 1 a sectional view on the linev' 7' 7 of Fig. 6. q '70 responding parts throughout the several v ews in the drawings 3 Similar reference characters indicate corable material and arranged within the same being preferably an electriccurrent motor "having a horizontally disposed rotatable drive'shaft 13 to' one end of which is fixed ichine constructed accordance with the.

Referring to th' drawings by numeralslO designates generally a casing having an open} top, the casing being preferably of rectan l gular shape although it may be of any other desi-rable shape and constructed of anysuit- Y a belt pulley 14 over which is trained a belt I 15 the latteralso being trainedxover a pulley 16 fixed to one end of the rotatable spindle" 17 of a stationaryshead stock 18 the same being fixed at one end of a bed 19 upon which is adjustably mounted a tail stock 20 adapted to cooperate with the head stock for holding platen of typewriters or the like whereby they maybe treated as the occa sion may require, the bed 19.being secured;-

to one side wall ofthe casing 10 near its open top. I Adjacent to in the casing 10 from the bottom 11 thereof the moto 12 an risin -with is an air compressor or pump 21.the same being of the ordinary type in which is mounted a reciprocating piston 22 the stem of which is eccentrically connected to a ro tatable disk 23 fixed to a short shaft 24 the same having also fixed thereto a pulley 25 v over which is trained a belt 26 the latter also being trained over a pulley 27 fixed to the driving shaft 13 of the motor so that through the medium of this belt 26 the pump may be actuated.

Connected to the pump 21 through the medium of an air pipe 28 is an, air storage tank 29 the same being superimposed upon the bottom 11 of the casing 10 and rises vertically therefrom so that air from the pump may be discharged into the storage tank for a purpose as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Adjacent to the storage tank 29 is a receptacle 30 adapted to receive cleans ng liquid such as gasolene, benzin or the like, the receptacle 30 being connected with the storage tank by a pipe 31 communicating therewith, the pipe 31 being adapted to deliver compressed air from the storage tank above the surface of the cleansing liquid within the receptacle 30 to maintain it under pressure. Leading from the bottom of the receptacle 30 is a delivery elbow 31 the latter communicatingdirectly with a flexible tube 32 the inner end of which is suitably fixed to one end wall of the casing 10 and disposed within this tube 32 is a hollow rotatable flexible tube 33 the inner; end of which is suitably fixed to the driving shaft 13 of the motor 12 and at the point where the tube 33-passes through the wall of the delivery elbow 31 there is provided a stufiing gland 34 which prevents the cleaning liquid from leakage at this particular point. This flexible. tube 33 for that portion of its length confined within the elbow 31 is provided with suitable elongated slots or openings 35 to permit the entrance of the cleaning liquid from the receptacle 30 into the said tube to be discharged therefrom between the bristles of a rotatable brush 36, the

latter being-detachably connected to the outer end of the flexible tube 33, the said brush being adapted for cleaning machinery or the like. The flexible tube 33 carries a. cut off valve 37 to regulate and control the fluidity of the liquid from the receptacle to the brush. Hinged to the bottom 11 of the casing 10 are foldable legs 38. the said legs serving to support the casing 10 elevated a distance from the floor when the machine is in operation. A

The casing 10 is adapted to be removably fitted in a carrying case 39 the same being provided with aremovable lid or cover 40 and the body of this case is of a depth substantially one-half of the casing 10. Disposedlongitudinally of the case and superposed a distance from its bottom are a plurality of slats 41 the same being suitably secured to the end walls of the said case and these slats are adapted to support a typewriter or other machine to be cleaned, the slats permitting the cleaning liquid to be delivered through the spaces therebetween on to the bottom of the case where it may be drained through a drain-cock 42 from the said case. The lid or cover 40 is provided with suitable catches whereby it may be detachably locked'to the body of the case. Also this lid is provided with a handle &3 which permits the machine to be carried in the hand of a person for conveying it from one locality to another. In the pipe 31 leading from the storage tank 21 to the cleaning liquid tank 30 is a cut off valve 43 so that the supply of air can be regulated from the said storage tank to the liquid tank when desired. One side wall of the case 39 is connected to the end walls and the bottom of said case by bellows sections 44 whereby the body of the case may be extended to increase its interior capacity.

What is claimed is 1. An apparatus of the class described, a casing,'a motor supported upon the bottom of the casing, an air storage tank, a fluid receptacle in communication with the tank whereby the contents will be maintained under pressure, a pump communicating with the storage tank for supplying air thereto, a hollow rotatable tool shaft communicating with said fluid receptacle, and driven con-' nections-between the motor, pump and shaft whereby the said pump and shaft will be simultaneously operated.

2. An apparatus of the class described, a

casing,'-a motor supported upon the bottom of the casing, an air storage tank, a fluid re ceptacle in communication with'the. tank whereby. the contents will be maintained "under pressure, a pump communicating with .the storage tank for supplying air thereto, a

hollow rotatable tool shaft communicating with said fluid receptacle, driven connections between the motor, pump and shaft whereby the said pump and shaft will be simultaneously operated, and means controlling the communication between the air storage tank and the fluid receptacle. i

3. An apparatus of the class described, a casing, a motor supported upon the bottom of the casing, an air storage tank, a fluid receptacle in communication with the tank whereby the contents will be maintained under pressure, a pump communicating with the storage tank for supplying air thereto, a

hollow rotatable tool shaft communicating with said fluid receptacle, driven connections between the motor, pump and shaft whereby the said pump and shaft will be simultaneously operated, means controlling the com munication between the air storage tank and the fluid receptacle, and a valve arranged within the tool shaft.

4. An apparatus of the classdescribed, a casing, a motor supported 'upon the bottom of the casing, an air storage tank, a fluid receptacle in communication with the tank whereby the contents will be maintained un der pressure, a pump communicating with the storage tank for. supplying air thereto, a hollow rotatable tool shaft communicating with said fluid receptacle, driven connections between the motor, pump and shaft whereby the said pump and shaft will be simultaneously operated, means controlling the communication between the air storage tank and the fluid receptacle, a valve arranged within casing, amotor supported upon the bottom of the casing, an air storage tank, a fluid reeepta'cle' in. communication :with' the" tank I .whereby'the contents will b'e'maintained unen pressure, a'pumpjcommunicating with with said fluidreceptacle-drivenconnectlons; between the motor, ump-andsliaft whereby.

- neously operated, meanscont'rolling, the comthe storage "tank for sup lying ai11 th ereto, a hollow rotatable tool. s aft'commumcating the" said pump. an shaft will be simultae munication between the air storage tank and ture, in presence of 7 JOHN N. HQ LLIS.

the fluid receptacle, a va1vearranged within 1 the tool shaft, a flexible non-rotatable shaft 2 inclosing said rotatable shaft, a bed plate fixed to one side wall of the casing, a stationary stock having a rotatable spindle mounted upon the bed plate an adjustable tail stock movable toward and away from the stationary stock and supported upon the bed plate and driven connection between the 'motor and the spindle of the v stationary stock whereby it may be rotated. 1

In testimony whereof, afiix my signa-r two witnesses.

Witnessesi- 4 L. H. JOHNSON,

MYRTLE RINEHART 

